A review by ladybiblio
The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham

5.0

I fell in love with this book, and not just for the Captain. This is a "what if" historical fiction. Where Anke is moved from one prison to another, which has a very secret and fine line patient. Impossible circumstances. A baby (to be) born to the most powerful man in Nazi german and his young, secret mistress. Anke has a choice but will she take it for the greater good...?

This novel has interwoven timelines. Switching between present Anke and herself before /at the beginning of war. Its nice to see the changes in her, while also the lack of changes. It was the relationships with Eva Braun and Captain Dieter that really pulled me in. They felt real, honest and had a natural flow to them. Making the novel feel less like fiction and more just an autobiography of a midwifes life.

Trigger Warning: Graphic childbirth & Concentration Camp descriptions.